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Jerusalem’s Holy Week embraced with silent prayer, intimate liturgies as war continues to escalate

by Paulina Guzik

Holy Week in the Holy Land is unfolding in unprecedented silence, as war-related restrictions have left sacred sites largely without the faithful. 

Pope Leo XIV calls Israeli, Ukrainian leaders on Good Friday, urging peace
‘I carry all these sufferings, too, in my prayer’: Why Pope Leo XIV is carrying the cross at all 14 stations Good Friday
Full text: Stations of the Cross meditations Pope Leo XIV will pray at Colosseum
Washington Roundup: Bondi fired, tentative DHS funding deal struck, Johnson Amendment case dismissed
In South Sudan, people have been through Way of the Cross, and long for Easter peace, bishop says
Matisse’s 14 stations, depicting the ‘most profound of human dramas,’ on exhibit in Baltimore

U.S. Church

Philadelphia archbishop ‘OK’ after mild medical episode during chrism Mass

by Gina Christian

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia told OSV News he’s “OK” following a mild medical episode during the April 2 celebration of Chrism Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul. According …

Bishops’ pro-life chair backs longshot bill to revoke mifepristone’s FDA approval

USCCB president asks Catholics to ‘pray ardently’ for an end to war with Iran

Thomas More Society is awarded $4.5 million in attorney fees in California gender secrecy case

As justices consider birthright citizenship, displaced mom says her US-born child ‘should belong’

Pro-life leaders condemn White House extending Title X grants to Planned Parenthood

Everyone has Good Fridays but ‘we also all have Easter Sunday,’ Cardinal Dolan tells inmates

World

Cardinal Ouellet defamation suit against accuser awaits judge’s verdict after early March trial

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The judge’s verdict in a defamation suit brought by Cardinal Ouellet against a former lay pastoral worker is not expected for some months.

Here’s a glimpse of Holy Week around the world
Jerusalem Church leaders decry death penalty law, ‘lifeless’ holy city ahead of Easter
Pope’s Palm Sunday peace appeal backed by Dalai Lama amid escalation of war
‘Like Jesus on the cross’: Priest abused in his youth asks Lord to forgive lay perpetrator
Cardinal Roche: Selflessness of Pedro Ballester is a witness for today’s youth

French Church gives ‘best to the poorest’ in landmark Paris architectural project

Georgetown’s Qatar campus remains closed as Iran threatens US schools in region

Gaza Christians mark Palm Sunday with hope amid ongoing hardships

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday: Jesus teaches us how to love at the Last Supper

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Some thoughts on washing feet

by Effie Caldarola

A saint’s final footsteps

by Octavio Duran, OFM

Guarding the heart and home: Raising holy families in a screen-saturated world

by Sister Nancy Usselmann

Reviews

St. Francis of Assisi in film

by John Mulderig
Looking for a Holy Week read? Updated book explores ‘What Christ Suffered’
Meet the Catholic filmmaker behind a new series on ‘Women of the Bible’
‘The Optimist’ tells story of Holocaust survivor helped by Catholic family
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